(1609) Brenda Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 July 1951 by E. L. Johnson at Johannesburg.
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Where Brenda is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Brenda is 2.00 au from the Sun and 1.16 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1609 |
| Provisional designation | 1951 NL |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 29.6 km (#1,382 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.115 |
| Rotation period | 19.8 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.55 |
| Orbital period | 4.15 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.58 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.94 – 3.23 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.249 |
| Inclination | 18.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.974 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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